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This test consists of 5 short answer questions, 10 short essay questions, and 1 (of 3) essay topics.
Short Answer Questions
1. Why does Agnes choose Reverend Toti to be her spiritual advisor?
2. What happens to Agnes' last possession in Chapter 3?
3. Whose belongings are being auctioned off in the beginning of Chapter 1?
4. Who are the two men murdered, as stated in Chapter 3?
5. Why does the poet, Rosa, dislike Agnes, as outlined in the Opening Poem in Chapter 5?
Short Essay Questions
1. Analyze Agnes' quote, "I can turn to that day as though it were a page in a book. It's written so deeply upon my mind I can almost taste the ink" (132).
2. How does Blondal feel about asking the Assistant Reverend Thorvardur Jonsson to meet with Agnes?
3. How does Agnes argue with Reverend Toti about the meaning of 'truth'" (126)?
4. How does Agnes feel while working in the field at the Kornsa farm?
5. How does Margret view Agnes while she is cleaning her?
6. Where do we clearly see the difference of opinion toward Agnes between the Jonsdottir girls?
7. What does Agnes mean when she says that people did not see her; they see two dead men in a burning farm with a knife?
8. What happens in Agnes' dream? What's one possible translation? (113).
9. Why does Margret point out the ravens in the sky to Reverend Toti?
10. How does Margret express herself to Agnes the first morning?
Essay Topics
Write an essay for ONE of the following topics:
Essay Topic 1
How does Natan Ketilsson affect Agnes' life for good or bad? Give examples of both, but determine whether his influence is beneficial or detrimental to Agnes' future and sense of self.
Essay Topic 2
When Agnes faces the day of her execution all she wants to do is live, despite the distressing essence of the life she led prior. Why would Agnes become such a different person? Provide three textual pieces that prove she was not afraid of death until execution faced her directly.
Essay Topic 3
Agnes tackles the idea of truth throughout the text; it appears it is a very contentious topic for her. How does she view truth and why do you think she has come to those conclusions? Provide four quotes that prove Agnes' definition of truth.
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